About this course:

  • Course Name: Mechanical Design
  • Course Code: ME301M
  • L-T-P-C : 3-0-0-6
  • Syllabus: NaN
  • Course Type: Core course


    • Mechanical Design

    Description:

    Principles of mechanical design, and concepts of safety factor and standards; Introduction to stresses and strains, 2D transformations, principal stresses and strains, and Mohr’s circle; Properties of engineering materials; Stresses in thin and thick pressure vessels; Axial loading; Bending moment and shear forces in beams, Pure bending and deflection of beams due to bending; Pure torsion of circular rods; Buckling of columns with pinned and other support conditions; Design of shafts; Design of helical and multi-leaf spring springs; Design of belt drives; Introduction to gears, keys, coupling, clutches, brakes, bearings, and power screws; Introduction to fatigue analysis.

    Texts:

    1. V. B. Bhandari, Introduction to Machine Design, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2003.
    2. E. P. Popov, Engineering Mechanics of Solids, Prentice Hall, 1998.

    References:

    1. J. E. Shingley, Mechanical Engineering Design, McGraw-Hill, 1989.
    2. Design Data, PSG Tech, Coimbatore, 1995.
    3. S. H. Crandall, N. C. Dahl and T. J. Lardner, An Introduction to the Mechanics of Solids, Tata McGraw-Hill, 2008.
    4. H. H. Burr and J. B. Cheatham, Mechanical Analysis and Design, Prentice Hall, 1997.